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Seo Ye Ji Leaves Agency Gold Medalist After Four Years and Earlier in the Month the Court Awarded Refund of Half of the Endorsement Fees From One Brand CF

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 30, 2023 by ockoalaNovember 29, 2023
Smiling woman in elegant black dress.

It’s surreal to look back on 2020 not just as the year of COVID-19 spreading which sucks for most everyone but also a good year for some people. That year K-actress Seo Ye Ji hit the pinnacle of her career with It’s Not to Not Be Okay which airing on Netflix during the pandemic lockdown and having a fascinating female … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Seo Ye Ji

KBS Sageuk Romance Drama Love Song for Illusion with Park Ji Hoon Starts Promos with Shockingly Dark First Poster

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 29, 2023 by ockoalaNovember 30, 2023
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Sooooo…..this is supposed to be a romance sageuk drama? Am I reading this incorrectly or what based on the poster totally not jibing with the title. KBS is readying a January 2024 premiere of sageuk drama Love Song for Illusion based on the webtoon Fantasy Sonata, and it’s all sorts of incongruous to me on what to expect. The poster … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Fantasy Sonata, Hong Ye Ji, Love Song for Illusion, Park Ji Hoon

A Journey to Love is a Fantastic C-drama Right Off the Bat with Perfect Two Leads Liu Shi Shi and Liu Yu Ning

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 29, 2023 by ockoalaNovember 29, 2023
Couple in traditional attire against mountain backdrop.

So iQiyi decided to roll one well received C-drama Story of Kunning Palace into another anticipated drama A Journey to Love and has now hit the double jacket. I just finished Wonderland of Love and was planning to finally start Kunning Palace but decided to sneak a peek at A Journey to Love and now I’m a goner. This drama … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged A Journey to Love, Liu Shi Shi, Liu Yu Ning

Lee Seon Kyun and G-Dragon Tests Negative in Further Drug Tests But Police Continue Investigation

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 29, 2023 by ockoalaNovember 28, 2023
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I still find it jarring to see K-actor Lee Seon Kyun with K-pop star G-Dragon in the same frame and in the same news articles. The two have been under investigation for illegal drug use for the last two months since news broke of Lee Seon Kyun being blackmailed for illegal drug use leading to a police investigation. The latest … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged G-Dragon, Lee Seon Kyun

Park So Dam as Death and Seo In Guk as the Guy Trying to Die Take Moody Glamour Shots for Elle Korea Promoting Death’s Game

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 28, 2023 by ockoalaNovember 29, 2023
Cast of the drama series "Death's Game."

When Death comes calling one can never hide, but for the upcoming K-drama Death’s Game the male lead goes looking for his own death and the are no takes-back-sies. The upcoming dark and morally ambiguous K-drama starring Park So Dam and Seo In Guk also boasts an insane number of famous guest stars playing the various lives that Seo In … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Park So Dam, Seo In Guk

iQiyi Premieres Wuxia C-drama A Journey to Love with Liu Shi Shi and Liu Yu Ning on November 28th

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 28, 2023 by ockoalaNovember 28, 2023
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So last week was Thanksgiving in the US and as expected the amount of food consumed was pants splitting. It feels the same with the amount of dramas consumed because there are so many drams premiering recently that I can barely keep but have FOMO and want to watch them all. iQiyi decided to follow up Story of Kunning Palace … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings | Tagged A Journey to Love, Liu Shi Shi, Liu Yu Ning

C-ent Insiders Say the Current Top Three Liuliang Male Actors are Jackson Yee Followed by Xiao Zhan then Wang Yibo

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 28, 2023 by ockoalaNovember 27, 2023
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This past weekend’s iQiyi Scream Awards was basically a popularity contest of the current tableau of high profile mixed with rising stars. There were a lot of liuliangs stars there but it’s usually a pissing contest of who is more popular or has more clout than the other among fandoms. I did get curious and checked out what industry insiders … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Jackson Yee, Wang Yibo, Xiao Zhan

jTBC Weekend Drama Strong Girl Nam Soon Ends Over 10% in Ratings with a Reported Third Installment Planned

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 27, 2023 by ockoalaNovember 27, 2023
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This past weekend the hit jTBC weekend drama Strong Girl Nam Soon ended and with a new ratings high of over 10%, putting itself in the same storied list of top rated cable dramas on the network. It was the second installment of the same premise story of a teeny tiny girl with superhuman strength following Strong Girl Bong Soon … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Byun Woo Seok, Lee Yoo Mi, Ong Seung Woo, Strong Girl Nam Soon

Jang Nara Could Not be Further From My Happy Ending in Posters for TV Chosun Drama Reuniting with Son Ho Jun

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 27, 2023 by ockoalaNovember 27, 2023
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So I hear that Go Back Couple is one of those underrated and recommended faves from K-drama watchers but it’s still parked on my growing list of dramas I need to go back and watch (pun intended). Now leads Jang Nara and Son Ho Jun are reuniting in a new TV Chosun drama My Happy Ending and seeing the posters … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jang Nara, My Happy Ending, Son Ho Jun

Ahn Eun Jin Has Busy Week Winning Best Actress at Grimae Awards, a Small Wardrobe Malfunction at the Blue Dragon Awards, and Joining Suzy and Kim Woo Bin in Their Next Drama

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 27, 2023 by ockoalaNovember 26, 2023
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This is like the tamest wardrobe malfunction ever and rather cutely handled by the star in question and the considerate hosts. K-actress Ahn Eun Jin was up for Best New Actress at this weekend’s film industry only 2023 Blue Dragon Awards and she looked sleek in a strapless white encrusted column gown until she had a little wardrobe malfunction on … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Ahn Eun Jin

Period C-drama Wonderland of Love with Jing Tian and Xu Kai Ends Satisfying Run with 6.5 Ratings on Douban

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 26, 2023 by ockoalaNovember 26, 2023
Couple dressed in traditional costumes by water.

It’s weird to use such a bland description as “good” or “decent” to describe something without it sounding like an insult but for C-drama Wonderland of Love within the context of the period C-dramas this is a genuine compliment. I watched this drama starring Xu Kai and Jing Tian for the last 3 weeks without any desire to drop it … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Jing Tian, Wonderland of Love, Xu Kai

2023 iQiyi Scream Awards Brings Out the C-actresses in Colorful Gala Frocks

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 26, 2023 by ockoalaNovember 26, 2023
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This weekend was the 2023 iQiyi Scream Awards held in Macau and the young and pretty C-stars were out in attendance. This was a streaming platform event so the winners isn’t anything more that the platform paid to do their productions or will be doing one so it was more a social event than anything. I’m there for the C-actress … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards | Tagged Bai Lu, Jelly Lin, Ni Ni, Song Yi, Tian Xi Wei, Yu Shu Xin

Modern Romance C-drama Only for Love Wraps Airing with Across the Board Bad Reviews But Leads Dylan Wang and Bai Lu Emerge Unscathed

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 26, 2023 by ockoalaNovember 25, 2023
Romantic couple sharing an intimate moment.

This is an interesting drama to dissect because there are clearly so much elements at play. Modern workplace romance C-drama Only for Love with Bai Lu and Dylan Wang finished airing this week and a happy ending did nothing to help this drama elevate it’s uniformly bad reviews. I think even Dylan fans just stayed quiet because trying to compliment … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Bai Lu, Dylan Wang, Only for Love

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